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Generate Mock CloudFormation Stack Events in Python
Generate a list of mock AWS CloudFormation stack events with random resources, statuses, and timestamps, and print them as JSON.
import json
import random
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
def generate_mock_stack_events(stack_name="MyTestStack", num_events=10):
"""Generate a list of mock CloudFormation stack events."""
resources = [
("AWS::S3::Bucket", "MyBucket"),
("AWS::EC2::Instance", "MyInstance"),
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Simulate AWS Elastic Load Balancer target health checks with a Python dict that mutates status and healthy host counts.
from random import randint
def elb_target_mock_status(target_id, healthy=True):
targets = {
1: {"Id": "i-001", "Status": "healthy", "Port": 80, "HealthyHostCount": 1},
2: {"Id": "i-002", "Status": "unhealthy", "Port": 80, "HealthyHostCount": 0},
3: {"Id": "i-003", "Status": "healthy", "Por…How to mock boto3 S3 upload in Python
Shows how to mock the boto3 S3 client with unit tests and wrap an upload function to return a dictionary with status details.
import boto3
from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
class S3Uploader:
def __init__(self, bucket_name):
self.bucket_name = bucket_name
self.s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
def upload_file(self, local_path, s3_key):
self.s3.upload_file(local_path, self.bucket_name, s3_ke…Mock AWS Spot Instance Interruption Handler in Python
A Python class that simulates AWS Spot instance interruption checks, handling the 10% chance of termination, logging state-saving, and storing notice details.
import time
import random
class SpotInstanceHandler:
def __init__(self, instance_id):
self.instance_id = instance_id
self.interruption_notices = []
def start(self):
print(f"Spot instance {self.instance_id} started")
def check_interruption(self):
# Simulate random interrup…Mock ECS Task Run Stop Status Dict in Python
Build a mock ECS task status dictionary with RUNNING/STOPPED states using the standard library.
from datetime import datetime, timezone
def mock_ecs_task_status(task_id: str, state: str = "RUNNING") -> dict:
"""Return a mock ECS task status dictionary."""
return {
"taskArn": f"arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:123456789012:task/cluster/{task_id}",
"taskDefinition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:1234567890…Browse by section
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